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SRSG Mohammed Ibn Chambas briefs the Security Council on the situation of West Africa region and the Sahel. 13 July 2017 - United Nations, New York.
West Africa and the Sahel have recently witnessed positive progress in democratic consolidation. However the security situation remains of a great concern.
Les femmes et les jeunes, premières victimes des menaces sécuritaires en Afrique de l’Ouest La 3ème session d’échanges thématiques du Groupe de travail Femmes, Jeunes Paix et Sécurité en Afrique de l’Ouest et le Sahel (GTFJPS-AOS), s’est tenue le 29 juin 2017 à Dakar, sous le thème : « Impact du
Participants at the Steering Committee of the UNISS at UNOWAS HQ, on Friday 23 June
As part of the UNOWAS engagement to accelerate the implementation of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS), the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (
Fifth meeting of the Ministerial Coordination Platform (MCP) of Sahel strategies, 14 June 2017 in Ndjamena, Chad
The fifth meeting of the Ministerial coordination platform (MCP) of Sahel strategies was held on 14 June 2017 in Ndjamena, Chad. It was chaired by Hissein Brahim Taha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chad who also chairs the Platform.
A Banjul, une statue commémorant le coup d’Etat du 22 juillet 1994, par lequel Yahya Jammeh était arrivé au pouvoir, est recouverte d’un T-shirt sur lequel est inscrit « La Gambie a décidé ». Crédits : SEYLLOU/AFP
West Africa has witnessed a series of peaceful presidential and legislative elections, held in accordance with democratic standards and principles recognized by the African Union, ECOWAS and the United Nations.
The flag of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia (centre) flying at United Nations headquarters in New York.
The Gambian President Adama Barrow has indicated that he will return to his homeland on Thursday, accompanied by a senior UN official.
Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), briefs the Security Council. 13 January 2017. United Nations, New York.
Leaders from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS have returned to The Gambia in efforts to resolve the country's electoral crisis, the UN Security Council heard on Friday.
A training on "Crosscutting issues in peace operations" opened on Monday 28 November 2016 in Dakar, Senegal.
SRSG Mohamed Ibn Chambas
Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas. UN Photo
On the occasion of the high-level segment of the General Assembly, we spoke with the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, about the challenges the region is facing, the economic growth that comes from good go
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